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m8888888



Joined: 10 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:33 am    Post subject: Giving notice Reply with quote

I'm going to quit my job next week. My contract says I have to give 35 days notice. Can my boss say, "No, you don't need to give that many days, just don't come back after Chuseok," because they don't want to pay for my vacation?? Or are they obligated to pay for all 35 days of my notice, if I haven't done anything wrong, and I don't agree to cutting the notice short? & the 5 days I get off for Chuseok should count as part of the 35 days notice, right?
Thanks for any input, Oh Wise ESLCafe-ers!
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Kimchieluver



Joined: 02 Mar 2005

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most directors will want you to stay on untill they have at least found a replacement. Don't expect a full paycheck if you have been there less than six months. More details of your situation would be very useful actually.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:07 am    Post subject: Re: Giving notice Reply with quote

m8888888 wrote:
I'm going to quit my job next week. My contract says I have to give 35 days notice. Can my boss say, "No, you don't need to give that many days, just don't come back after Chuseok," because they don't want to pay for my vacation?? Or are they obligated to pay for all 35 days of my notice, if I haven't done anything wrong, and I don't agree to cutting the notice short? & the 5 days I get off for Chuseok should count as part of the 35 days notice, right?
Thanks for any input, Oh Wise ESLCafe-ers!


Actually, if you work in a hakwon you can probably expect your boss to try to cheat you out of every won you earn between now and your last day.

It won't be legal but unless you are prepared to go to the wall with him at the labor board, it is pretty much a given.

Just so you know. HE has NOTHING to lose and all of your salary to gain betting that you won't stay and fight.
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crazykiwi



Joined: 07 Jun 2003
Location: new zealand via daejeon

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Can my boss say, "No, you don't need to give that many days, just don't come back after Chuseok," because they don't want to pay for my vacation?? Or are they obligated to pay for all 35 days of my notice,


Well, of course he COULD say that, whether or not he does is another thing. If you dont stay and work those 35 days notice, don't expect to be paid for them. Just be prepared to work for another month. If he asks you to leave after Cheosuk, then so be it. You don't want to be there any more right? But anyway, just sound him out. You may be surprised. I once gave my boss 4 days notice, he paid me out anyway and wished me luck.
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gang ah jee



Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Giving notice Reply with quote

m8888888 wrote:
I'm going to quit my job next week. My contract says I have to give 35 days notice. Can my boss say, "No, you don't need to give that many days, just don't come back after Chuseok," because they don't want to pay for my vacation?? Or are they obligated to pay for all 35 days of my notice, if I haven't done anything wrong, and I don't agree to cutting the notice short? & the 5 days I get off for Chuseok should count as part of the 35 days notice, right?
Thanks for any input, Oh Wise ESLCafe-ers!

Be prepared for your boss to act like a jilted lover.
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m8888888



Joined: 10 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the info! I don't mind working the 35 days, it's just that I want to be paid for Chuseok. I'm afraid they'll say, "Well, work until the end of September, then you're through," just to get out of paying me for a week's vacation. I work at an English Village, and it's run by a large corporation, so I don't think they'll do too much to cheat me (or am I being naive?!). I've been working there 5 months. There's nothing in my contract about having to pay back the money for my visa run or anything like that, so they can't take money out of my last paycheck, right? The only thing it says is that if you give less than 35 days notice, you have to pay up to 500,000 won.
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joe2012



Joined: 28 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:08 am    Post subject: Why are you leaving? Unhappy with what? Reply with quote

Any reason you can say why you're leaving?
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